(1) Procure or attempt to procure a certificate of title or a salvage certificate of title or assignment form as prescribed by the registrar of motor vehicles for a motor vehicle, or pass or attempt to pass a certificate of title, a salvage certificate of title, an assignment form, or any assignment of a certificate of title or salvage certificate of title or assignment form for a motor vehicle, or in any other manner gain or attempt to gain ownership to a motor vehicle, knowing or having reason to believe that the motor vehicle or any part of the motor vehicle has been acquired through commission of a theft offense as defined in section 2913.01 of the Revised Code;
(2) Purport to sell or transfer a motor vehicle without delivering to the purchaser or transferee of it a certificate of title, a salvage certificate of title, an assignment form, or a manufacturer's or importer's certificate to it, assigned to the purchaser as provided for in this chapter, except as otherwise provided in this chapter;
(3) With intent to defraud, possess, sell, offer to sell, counterfeit, or supply a blank, forged, fictitious, counterfeit, stolen, or fraudulently or unlawfully obtained certificate of title, registration, bill of sale, or other instruments of ownership of a motor vehicle, or conspire to do any of the foregoing;
(4) Knowingly obtain goods, services, credit, or money by means of an invalid, fictitious, forged, counterfeit, stolen, or unlawfully obtained original or duplicate certificate of title, registration, bill of sale, or other instrument of ownership of a motor vehicle;
(5) Knowingly obtain goods, services, credit, or money by means of a certificate of title to a motor vehicle, which is required to be surrendered to the registrar of motor vehicles or the clerk of the court of common pleas as provided in this chapter.
(B) Whoever violates this section shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned in the county jail not less than six months nor more than one year, or both, or in a state correctional institution not less than one year nor more than five years.
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1959–2025 · leading case: State v. Sultaana, 2016 Ohio 199 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016).
State v. Sultaana, 2016 Ohio 199 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 7ד42 instead of R.C. 4505.19, which prohibits the use of falsified titles and certificates of title to secure goods, services, credit, and money.”
State v. Newman, 2021 Ohio 2124 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2דThat section states: “No person shall * * * *[p]urport to sell or transfer a motor vehicle without delivering to the purchaser or transferee of it a certificate of title, a salvage certificate of title, or a manufacturer's or importer's certificate to it, assigned to the…”
Renner v. Derin Acquisition Corp., 676 N.E.2d 151 (Ohio Ct. App. 1996). “”, Similarly, R.C. 4505.19 states: “No person shall: a * * * “(B) Purport to sell or transfer a motor vehicle without delivering to the purchaser or transferee thereof a certificate of title, a salvage certificate of title, or a manufacturer’s or importer’s certificate thereto,…”
Chesnut v. Progressive Cas. Ins., 850 N.E.2d 751 (Ohio Ct. App. 2006). “*306 {¶ 17} Progressive points out that Chesnut did not allege a violation of the Ohio vehicle titling statute, R.C. 4505.19, because the vehicle was not titled in Ohio, and this is a good indication that the conduct forming the basis for the instant case did not take place in…”
State v. O'Black, 2010 Ohio 4812 (Ohio Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2ד02(A)(1)&(B(2), a felony of the fourth degree; and Count Two – selling a motor vehicle without a title in violation of R.C. 4505.19(A)(2), a felony of the fifth degree.”
State v. O'Black, 2010 Ohio 192 (Ohio Ct. App. 2010). “02(A)(1)&(B)(2), a felony of the fourth degree; and count two, selling a motor vehicle without a title in violation of R.C. 4505.19(A)(2), a felony of the fifth degree.”
Union Banking Co. v. United States Fid. & Guar. Co., 213 N.E.2d 191 (Ohio Ct. App. 1965). · cites it 2דGrove was indicted under Section 4505.19 (E), Revised Code, for “making a false statement in an application for a certificate of title.”
State v. Anglen, 2015 Ohio 4070 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015). “02(A)(3); a motor vehicle certificate of title offense in violation of R.C. 4505.19(A)(4); forgery in violation of R.”
State v. Cuevas, 2012 Ohio 3156 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012). “51(A), and a motor vehicle certificate of title offense in violation of R.C. 4505.19(A)(2). On December 13, 2011, the court sentenced defendant to five years in prison for conspiracy, which is a second-degree felony, 18 months for each count of receiving stolen property, which…”
State v. Costello, 2017 Ohio 294 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2ד02(A)(3), first-degree misdemeanors, and six counts of “title offenses” in violation of R.C. 4505.19(A)(4), which were unclassified felonies.”
State v. Cotton, 2015 Ohio 180 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 19דCotton argued that the trial court erred in sentencing him to definite prison terms of four years on each of his convictions for violating title law pursuant to R.C. 4505.19. The crux of Cotton’s argument was that his four-year sentences for violating R.”
State v. Sultaana, 2016 Ohio 199 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). “42 instead of R.C. 4505.19, which prohibits the use of falsified titles and certificates of title to secure goods, services, credit, and money.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 4505.19(A)(2) — 4 cases
State v. Newman, 2021 Ohio 2124 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). “That section states: “No person shall * * * *[p]urport to sell or transfer a motor vehicle without delivering to the purchaser or transferee of it a certificate of title, a salvage certificate of title, or a manufacturer's or importer's certificate to it, assigned to the…”
State v. O'Black, 2010 Ohio 4812 (Ohio Ct. App. 2010). “02(A)(1)&(B(2), a felony of the fourth degree; and Count Two – selling a motor vehicle without a title in violation of R.C. 4505.19(A)(2), a felony of the fifth degree.”
State v. O'Black, 2010 Ohio 192 (Ohio Ct. App. 2010). “02(A)(1)&(B)(2), a felony of the fourth degree; and count two, selling a motor vehicle without a title in violation of R.C. 4505.19(A)(2), a felony of the fifth degree.”
State v. Cuevas, 2012 Ohio 3156 (Ohio Ct. App. 2012). “51(A), and a motor vehicle certificate of title offense in violation of R.C. 4505.19(A)(2). On December 13, 2011, the court sentenced defendant to five years in prison for conspiracy, which is a second-degree felony, 18 months for each count of receiving stolen property, which…”
State v. Sultaana, 2016 Ohio 199 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). “42 instead of R.C. 4505.19, which prohibits the use of falsified titles and certificates of title to secure goods, services, credit, and money.”
State v. Anglen, 2015 Ohio 4070 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015). “02(A)(3); a motor vehicle certificate of title offense in violation of R.C. 4505.19(A)(4); forgery in violation of R.”
State v. Costello, 2017 Ohio 294 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “02(A)(3), first-degree misdemeanors, and six counts of “title offenses” in violation of R.C. 4505.19(A)(4), which were unclassified felonies.”
State v. Cotton, 2015 Ohio 180 (Ohio Ct. App. 2015). “Cotton argued that the trial court erred in sentencing him to definite prison terms of four years on each of his convictions for violating title law pursuant to R.C. 4505.19. The crux of Cotton’s argument was that his four-year sentences for violating R.”
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